Tag: Palm Springs

Under the Bright Lights

Pappy & Harriet’s and the Pioneertown Motel

Act two for Pioneertown, California is even better than act one. Not far from Joshua Tree National Park, a place that got famous for making movies has become legendary for superstars playing music.

Wasteland

Outsider Art in the Southern California Desert

In the deserts around Palm Springs, you’ll find renegade artworks that reflect the rugged, forsaken nature of the landscape itself. This is a story about art in all its forms — and all its interpretations.

Sparrows Lodge

Hotel Video Tour — Palm Springs, California

We were in Palm Springs to make a documentary about outsider art in the surrounding desert, and we took the opportunity to make a video tour of Sparrows Lodge, a hotel almost as disinterested in the mainstream as the artists we were there to cover.

One Battle After Another

Finding Kid-Friendly Hotels in Palm Springs

It can be a struggle booking a cool, family-friendly boutique hotel in Palm Springs. When planning your next visit, don’t get caught off guard. Consider these great options.

Where the Bungalow Roam

Freedom Is a California Cottage Hotel

When you want a feeling of independence from your hotel stay, go west. The Golden State has got you covered.

Desert Rose

The Bungalows Proves the Power of Positive Thinking

On the edge of California’s Joshua Tree National Park is a national treasure of another sort: The Bungalows, a testament to optimism and a triumph of desert modernism.